Pub landlord apologises after advertising for ‘two young lads to work in the kitchen and a new barmaid’

Landlord says advert posted to Facebook was 'taken the wrong way', as droves of furious social media users call out 'sexist' ad

By Yasmin Jeffery

6th May 2017, 9:02 pm

Updated: 4th July 2017, 12:28 pm

A PUB owner has apologised after being slammed over a job advert which specifically asked for male and female workers to perform certain jobs.

Daniel Coulton, who owns the Trefnant Inn in Denbigh, Wales, had posted a job advert to his pub’s Facebook page, which saw him ask for “two young lads” for kitchen jobs, and a “new barmaid” to tend to the bar.

Facebook users took to the social networking site shortly after the advert was posted, the Daily Post reports, insisting Coulton had fallen foul of the Equality Act 2010.

The Act states that it is “unlawful for an employer to discriminate against employees because of their sex”.

It also requires employers to have policies in place which prevent discrimination in recruitment and selection, determining pay, training and development, selection for promotion or dismissal, as well as selection for redundancy.